Infant feeding choice among first-time mothers.
The choice of an infant feeding method is a poorly understood phenomenon. In all societies women are the infant feeders, regardless of the method of infant feeding. How women decide on an infant feeding method is not known; the decision making is complex and frequently unconscious. A qualitative study using the methods of grounded theory was undertaken to understand how women make an infant feeding decision. Eight women were interviewed; 14 themes were identified through the analysis of interview transcripts, field notes, researcher memos, and related literature. The themes were distilled into six conceptual categories which were used as a basis for a model: Conceptualization of the Decision-Making Process in Infant Feeding.
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Department of Graduate Studies, Lienhard School of Nursing, Pace University, Pleasantville, NY 10570, USA.
D000328:Adult; D002664:Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003657:Decision Making; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007227:Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D014481:United States